BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 36-2603
4 OCTOBER 2022
Personnel
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR
CORRECTION OF MILITARY
RECORDS (AFBCMR)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/MRBC Certified by: SAF/MR
Supersedes: AFI36-2603, 18 September 2017 Pages: 22
This instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-26, Total
Force Development. This publication applies to the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to include
members of the Regular Air Force, the United States Space Force (USSF), the Air National Guard,
and the Air Force Reserve. It relates to procedures for correction of military records to remedy
error or injustice and not to the Air Force Discharge Review Board (AFDRB). It tells how to apply
for correction of military records and how the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records
(AFBCMR) (the Board) considers applications. It implements the Board’s statutory authority to
act on applications. In collaboration with the Chief of Air Force Reserve; the Director of the Air
National Guard; the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services
(AF/A1); and the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel (SF/S1), the Assistant Secretary
of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (SAF/MR) develops Air Force Board For
Correction of Military Records guidance. This instruction requires the collection and or
maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by DoDD 5400.11,
DoD Privacy Program. The applicable SORN F036 SAFCB A, Air Force Correction Board
Records System is available at https://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNs/. Ensure all records
generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction
(AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in
accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force
Records Information Management System (AFRIMS). The authorities to waive field operating
agency (FOA) level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-
3”) number following the compliance statement. See Department of the Air Force Manual
